Monument to William Cheek Approximately 2 Metres North of North Aisle at John the Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. A Georgian Monument.
Monument to William Cheek Approximately 2 Metres North of North Aisle at John the Baptist Church
- WRENN ID
- grim-bracket-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1993
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SZ 505 767
- Coordinates
- 50.58855, -1.28776
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to William Cheek, located approximately 2 meters north of the north aisle at John the Baptist Church. It dates from around 1786 and is made of stone. The tomb features a moulded base and top, corner balusters, and fielded inscription panels.
Local climate
Monument to William Cheek Approximately 2 Metres North of North Aisle at John the Baptist Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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